Welcome to my blog!
My name is Jeffrey Neal and I am an Orange County Photographer!

This is where you can see all that I am doing in the world of photography!  On my blog you will find the latest images from all the shoots that I have, information for my clients and any other crazy ideas or projects that I have.  
I have been so excited to shoot Ashley and Ross' engagement session.  Ashley and Ross were the winners of my 2010 Wedding Giveaway and are such a deserving couple.  I had such a great time shooting with them and getting to know them.  We started in downtown Santa Ana where I am having my workshop in a few weeks and then ended up at Crystal Cove in Newport Beach.  I am so looking forward to their wedding in June at the Newport Beach Marriott.  

Here are just a couple of my favorites from the day.  I will be posting my images from Switzerland in my next post and then have a few lined up showing my favorite images of 2009.  

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Geoff Heith says:

Love this last shot...so good!

(01.08.10 @ 05:29 PM)
Ashley says:

Jeffrey I LOVE this pictures!! You are amazing!!! Ross and I had so much fun with you yesterday and seriously cannot wait till the wedding! Thanks again for everything yesterday, these are absolutely beautiful!!!

(01.08.10 @ 05:32 PM)
Ashley says:

Opps....I meant *these :) Thanks again Jeffrey!!!

(01.08.10 @ 10:54 PM)
Sophie says:

Great work as usual. The 5th and 7th are great !

(01.09.10 @ 02:05 AM)
Mindy LaCasse says:

I love all the pics. You guys are seriously photogenic and Jeffrey you do amazing work. Can't wait for the wedding pics. :D

(01.09.10 @ 09:48 AM)
Susan Hydzik says:

Love the grungy location!! The sun flare is awesome... really gorgeous!

(01.09.10 @ 11:23 AM)
Ann says:

Love the pictures!!! Jeffery you captured Ross and Ashley's personalities so well. Loved the last pic... you are amazing and can't wait for the wedding day.

(01.09.10 @ 01:38 PM)
jenny says:

tilt- shift master has done it again !

(01.09.10 @ 10:18 PM)
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I have been anxiously waiting to see the clients cut of the fusion piece that Metmedia put together since we did the shoot a few weeks back. I got a message today from Jesse that it is finished, and I could not be more excited about how it turned out. This is what fusion is about, a professional photographer and a professional video team coming together and making an amazing product for the client. Check it out! If you are interested in having something like this done for your engagement shoot or wedding day please let me know. Packages are available!

Jared + Christy Love Story from MetMedia Video on Vimeo.

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Allison says:

This was the most sweet and genuine "love story" i've seen in a very long time. i am so happy for christy and jared. the video was amazing and i am just genuinely in awe of the photography and cinematography that went into making this.. its so easy to see why these two are getting married thank you for posting this and congrats again to the happy couple.

(11.13.09 @ 03:45 PM)
Christy says:

The video is amazing! The photos and video complement each other so well. I may have cried when Jared first showed me this... We are so appreciative of all of the work and talent that has gone in to all of this!

(11.15.09 @ 10:41 PM)
Karie McLain says:

This is awesome! Way to go Jeffrey! I love the way it all came together on the video! AWESOMENESS!

(11.16.09 @ 12:04 PM)
Marissa Rodriguez says:

That video is so beautiful! Your work is amazing!

(11.16.09 @ 04:56 PM)
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Ok, here is the long awaited part one of this awesome engagement session.  Right when Christy and Jared booked they were set on doing a destination engagement session in Yosemite, CA.  I was so excited because I have not been there since I was in the sixth grade and I have never shot an engagement session there either.  I have only done a few destination engagement sessions but they are always extremely fun because I really get to know my clients in a much different way spending the whole weekend with them.  Another advantage is I usually dedicate the whole time to making awesome images.

Jared is a huge fan of Ansel Adams, as am I, so we wanted to do a sort of homage to him with there engagement shoot.  They both gave me so much creative freedom to shoot this session the way I wanted which I love.  I also know that it must have been a little more difficult for Jared as he is an amazing and very accomplished artist with his films. 

We set out to shoot at 6:30a so that we could really chase the good light all day in Yosemite valley.  Our agenda was really determined by the light and of course our appetite's when we got hungry.  Christy and Jared both were very inspiring to shoot and the whole weekend reminded me of why I love my job.  It was not work at all but a day of creating with two amazing people that are madly in love.  I found such joy in their interaction with each other.  They are both very sarcastic and playful but have a real depth to their relationship and an honesty that is both inspiring and contagious.  

I also have to thank Jonathan Metcalf from Met Media Video who came and filmed the whole shoot and is putting together an amazing fusion piece that I will show here on the blog as soon as he is finished with it.  I will also be posting some teaser video as I get it from him.  Ok, enough talk here are some of the images from the day!

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Kim Purificacion Ma says:

Can we redo our engagement session just to get a shot EXACTLY like image #14 (the one where they're really small in the pic) of me and Johnny? It is BEAUTIFUL! Great job, Jeffrey!!

(10.20.09 @ 01:53 PM)
Jeffrey Neal says:

Thank you very much Kim! I would love to shoot you both as many times as you would like. Hope all is well!

(10.20.09 @ 01:57 PM)
eliesa says:

4th from the bottom is my absolute favorite...and is that FOG in one of the images? LOVE it!

(10.20.09 @ 02:56 PM)
josh elliott says:

amazing. amazing. one of my favorite sessions of yours. fo real.

(10.20.09 @ 03:53 PM)
Allison says:

these photos are beautiful!!!

(10.20.09 @ 04:10 PM)
Rachel says:

These pictures are beautiful....your work is so inspiring!!

(10.20.09 @ 04:29 PM)
Rachel says:

These pictures are beautiful....your work is so inspiring!!

(10.20.09 @ 04:29 PM)
Jared says:

I'm blown away man. Stunning. The shot with the craggy tree roots is incredible and the 1.2 mi. hike to mirror lake was totally worth it. Also, you know you're legit when you can use photographic magic to make Christy look sexier than me. I don't know how you managed to do that, but it worked.

(10.20.09 @ 04:40 PM)
Jeremy Adams says:

These are amazing! Gorgeous. I should have used this guy!

(10.20.09 @ 04:53 PM)
Laura says:

Jeffrey! These are absolutely, positively, stunningly beautiful! Awesome job! Can Scott and I do a destination post wedding shoot? Does that exist? Can we make it exist? :) Hope you are well. Great images!

(10.20.09 @ 05:04 PM)
Jesse Tarnoff says:

Maybe it's because I know Jared... or maybe it's because they are in Yosemite... but I think these are some of the best photos you have taken for an engagement shoot. I mean, come on! Really? The fog shot? Incredible. I'm SOOO excited to see the footage Jon got.

Congratulations to Christy & Jared!

(10.20.09 @ 08:00 PM)
Christina says:

These are absolutely breathtaking!!! I wish my engagement pics would have turned out this well!

(10.20.09 @ 09:03 PM)
Christina says:

These are absolutely breathtaking!!! I wish my engagement pics would have turned out this well!

(10.20.09 @ 09:04 PM)
Jonathan Metcalf says:

It was so inspiring watching you take in each location you scouted and then find the perfect way to use it as a backdrop for portraying Jared and Christy's playfulness and passion. The one thing that can't be seen in every picture is Christy's high heels that she wore all day long; including the 2 mile round trip hike to Mirror Lakes. Excellent work. The colors are dead on to real life.

(10.20.09 @ 09:34 PM)
Rich says:

Very Nice Job!

(10.20.09 @ 10:37 PM)
christy says:

Jeff-These pics are amazing!! You are beyond talented... your passion for photography is inspiring and is comes through in each and every picture! Jared and I had such a great time! Thanks again!

(10.21.09 @ 12:06 AM)
dominik says:

What a great job! The colors and the whole treatment is amazing!

(10.21.09 @ 07:22 AM)
Laura says:

Wow!! You guys look great!!

(10.21.09 @ 07:28 AM)
Tyler says:

Hands down...best engagement pics I have ever seen! Good work!!

(10.21.09 @ 10:18 AM)
Carrie says:

These pictures are soo cute! Great job Jeff! Can't wait to see the rest! :)

(10.21.09 @ 07:52 PM)
Mom says:

Amazing shots, Jeffrey. . .you are the best photographer in the world! Hugs, Mom

(10.21.09 @ 11:04 PM)
Carlie says:

The photos look amazing! I can not believe how perfect the settings are in all of these pictures! You have such a great eye!!

(10.23.09 @ 09:42 AM)
Carlie says:

The photos look amazing! I can not believe how perfect the settings are in all of these pictures! You have such a great eye!!

(10.23.09 @ 09:43 AM)
Blake says:

Dude these shots are sooooo awesome! The 4th from the bottom is one of the most beautiful shots I have seen in a long time!

(10.27.09 @ 10:26 AM)
Tmo says:

OMG! These are stunning. Absolutely beautiful.

(12.09.09 @ 09:35 AM)
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I got back today from one of the most beautiful, inspiring, humbling, calm and divine places on earth, Yosemite, CA!  A while back I met with Jared and Christy to shoot their wedding.  Right when I met them I knew they were the perfect clients for me.  Christy is a super cute girl, who has amazing style, and a great heart for people.  Jared is one of the owner's of Redtail Media which is a Southern California production company that does some pretty amazing documentary films as well as all kinds of great film work.  I was so honored when they booked me to shoot their wedding for many reasons.  

I will go more into this story in the soon to come posts but I wanted to post a little teaser for all of you waiting to see what took place.  The two shots I am posting are from a 4x5 large format camera shot on Polaroid 79 color film.  This film is absolutely amazing in the way it captures true color and holds sharpness. It is rated at ISO 100.  One was shot at F-11 and the other at F-5.6.  Can you tell which is which?  I love this film with all of its imperfections as a typical polaroid film.

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eliesa says:

Dreamy....

(10.19.09 @ 08:50 AM)
ChristyZ says:

I just happened to be checking for pics and saw these! The pics look amazing!!!! :)

(10.19.09 @ 09:37 AM)
ChristyZ says:

I just happened to be checking for pics and saw these! The pics look amazing!!!! :)

(10.19.09 @ 09:37 AM)
Laura says:

These are great! I love the look of polaroid film! Can't wait to see the rest...

(10.19.09 @ 09:58 AM)
Jesse Tarnoff says:

These look great. I can't believe the dynamic range on these. When I heard about the Yosemite shoot, I was hoping hoping hoping there would be some nice high grass shots. I'm looking forward to putting together the footage you guys shot and seeing the other photos.

(10.19.09 @ 05:18 PM)
Denise says:

The picture is absolutely beautiful. Dad and I are looking so forward to seeing the rest of your pictures!

(10.19.09 @ 07:24 PM)
Jared says:

Though it may look this way, Christy is not standing in a hole... she is, in fact that short. It's a good thing she's so sexy.

(10.19.09 @ 09:30 PM)
Lynette Cotton says:

I know I am partial, but what a gorgeous couple, fantastic scenery and the artistry behind each picture is amazing. I can already see some in frames on my wall.

(10.20.09 @ 07:04 PM)
Kat Schnaider says:

These are incredible!

(10.22.09 @ 06:17 PM)
Denise says:

These pics are awesome! Can't wait to see more!

(10.24.09 @ 03:12 PM)
Priscilla Rodriguez says:

Jeff I LOVE the polaroids!

(11.04.09 @ 10:58 PM)
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Yesterday I went to the Orange Circle to do a cute little engagement session with Julie and William.  They are getting married in two weeks and were so excited to for their engagement session.  We met at Starbucks and I was stoked when they said that they had brought a bunch of clothes and I could choose what I wanted to shoot them in.  It was perfect!!  

We shot around the Circle finding our way into a very cool antique that had perfect light and a great backdrop to shoot in.  They were both so easy going and so much fun to shoot.  I am super stoked for their wedding.  Enjoy!

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Here are all of them!

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ray santana says:

sweet jeff... goodtimes coming ps There's a Nikon Camera here in Miami with your name on it !! ha ha lol...

(09.17.09 @ 10:06 AM)
David Quesada says:

Love the Tilt-Shift lens effect, I need to get me one, Sweet pic's !

(09.17.09 @ 01:50 PM)
Jeffrey Neal says:

Thanks for love! Yes David the TS is great!

(09.17.09 @ 02:04 PM)
Julie and William says:

AWESOME!!!! Thanks for making us look good. We love the images you create and how you bring out our personalities. What a great time! The black & white one in the doorway is so pretty. Gosh, we CAN'T WAIT!!!! See you a week from Saturday!

(09.17.09 @ 07:50 PM)
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